Robin's Missions

Greetings from Yei!

It's good to FINALLY be here! I'm pleased to say the books all made it safely and will be slowly making their way up to Sudan! I wish you all could have seen ALL the bags (4 big bags of book, one big bag of mine, my carry-on suitcase, a laptop case, and a pillow) precariously perched on the luggage trolley in Entebbe- It was a hoot! Plus I couldn't see where I was going or stop going for that matter. I'm incredibly thankful no one got hurt! I'm so blessed that my travels went so smoothly; and I even got the ice cream on the KLM flight that I loved way back when I went to South Africa! Oh the little joys-- Most everything I brought made it-- My bag had been searched and they cut the international locks off--so somewhere on the way someone helped themselves to some of my vitamins--*Sigh* :) who knew :) Other than that everything made it! Hurray!!!

I met a mission team from England going to Uganda on my flight to Entebbe. We were all staying at the same hotel and when they picked us up each of them had 2 big bags each—did I mention there were five of them? And I had my bag plus four big bags of books! That’s not adding the hand luggage we each had! We were packed in the shuttle like sardines. That’s one memory I’ll never forget! It was wonderful to get to know the team from England we had a chance to sit down and share what God is doing! It was a highly memorable night in general. There was a fierce storm; heavy rain, thunder and lightning, the works! The electricity went in and out frequently. As exhausted as I was it shouldn’t have mattered; after all who needs power when you’re asleep?! Here was the problem, every time the power went back on ALL the phones in the hotel rang in chorus! And that might be every five to twenty minutes! I was thankful for a peaceful sleep last night in Yei.

It's rainy season and my flight from Entebbe to Yei was a wee bit bumpy! I wasn't going anywhere however--I had my laptop bag at my feet and my carry-on suitcase and pillow stacked up on my lap... it was cozy...and heavy.

So now I’m just settling in to life…greeting friends, getting rest, and beginning to figure out the months ahead! I’ll be in Yei until at least next Thursday. Once I’m in Lura (at the Orphanage) I’ll be creatively updating the blog. I’ve arranged to send my typed blog in with one of the missionaries who will come every week and she can e-mail it to others to set up. Amazing!

At one point on my journey I realized that traveling to Africa now feels normal. It almost made my laugh out loud! I never would have imagined that in years past! It is so wonderful to be “home” here in Yei. My cheeks hurt from smiling yesterday and I can bet today will be the same! I’m so excited to see what God will do!!!


More soon! Be blessed today!!!
Love y’all!!!
Robin